From tiered seating to a hydraulic launch, the built-in smarts of these coasters—even if they don't stack up to the super-steep new Fahrenheit—make this America's scariest handful of theme-park rides.

Maverick

Maverick

Cedar Point | Sandusky OhioOnly Twisted Horseshoe Roll

This steel coaster has ten banked turns from 62 to 92 degrees, plus the only twisted horseshoe roll in the world. It starts with a clockwise corkscrew turn followed by a 180-degree banked turn and finishes with a second, counterclockwise corkscrew.